Fastening and locking means for the hoods of automobiles.



G. R. WADSWORTH.

FASTENING AND LOCKING MEANS FOR THE HOODS 0F AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6. i913.

Patented June 11; 1918.

GEQLBGE B. WAEDSWORTH, 013 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIG'NOR TO THE PEERLESS MOTOR GAR COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ACORFORATION OF-OHIO.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. Wane.

WORTH, a citizen of the United States, re,- siding at Boston, in the county of Sufiolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fastening and Locking Means for the Hoods of Automobiles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a fastening and locking means for the hood of an automobile, and has for its chief object to provide a device of the character stated which effectively holds or secures the'hood to the frame at a plurality of points, and which a automobile equipped with my improved hood fastening and locking.v mechanism; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing portions of the chassis, a portion of the hood, and one of .the cooperating hood fastenin devices, the section being taken substantially along the line 2r2of Fi 4; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the 00king mechanism, this section being taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 4;

and Fig. 4 is a side view of the mechanism looki toward the inner side of one half of the 00d.

In the drawings, 10 represents the hood which is adapted to be attached to the frame or chassis 11 of an automobile by my improved fastening and locking mechanism. The hood may be of any construction, especially as far as contour is concerned, but'it will be formed of the usual number of hinged joints or sections. It will be observed that there are secured to the top flanges of the channels of the chassis, angle. member 12, whose upstanding outer .by a coil spring 18 arranged between the base of the socket and a disk or any other A Specification of Letters Patent. Eateflted June 11, 1918., I

Application filed September 6, 1913. Serial No. 788,376.

flanges are adapted to be overlapped and engaged by the lower. edges of the hood as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Secured to each side of the chassis and mounted on the horizontal flange of the angle member 12, are a plurality of bearing members 13, in which is supported a rock shaft 1a which" extends lengthwise of the chassis frame just within the hood, and adjacent the lower edge of the latter. Each of'these shafts has secured to it at intervals a plurality of,

cam-like hooks. 15- which constitute hood fastening devices,.and which are adapted to cooperate with others carried by the hood.

Secured to each side of-the hood on the inner face thereof, just above'tl e hooks 15 carried by the rock shaft, are brackets 16, each of which is provided with a barrel or.

socket 16, through the base of which extends an eye-bolt or' plunger 17 having. at its lower end an eye 17 which is adapted to be engaged by one ofthe hooks 15. The

shank of each of the bolts 17 is surrounded suitable shoulder 17 on the upper end of the bolt, the wholebeing so disposed that when the hood is in lowered position, and when the rock shaft is turned, the several hooks on the rock shaft will engage in the eyes of the correspondin plun ers carried by the hood, and will pul the olts downwardly,'compressingthe springs. j

Secured to each ofthe rock shafts 14 at is swung upwardly alongside the hood 105 through openings 12 and 10 in the vertical flange of member 12 and hood respectively, which openings are in alinement when the hood is in normal pos1t1on'. It

may be stated at this point that the vertical 110 any suitable point is an outstanding arm This member 20 carries a flange of each of the angle members 12 is at the point adjacent the lock extended upwardly so that the lock opening 12 may be formed therein. The'inner end of the lock 21 is provided with locking tongues 21 adapted to be moved in or out by a keyjZl. lit will be observed that when, the parts it is held to the chassis 'at a number of points along its length, and it is held :firmly at all the points due to the yielding supports for the eye-bolts and to the fact that the springs are under compression when the rock shaft and hooks'are. inlocking position.

'llo release the holding and locking mechanism so as to permit the hood to be opened,

7 the key will be turned so as to withdraw the tongues 21 of the lock, and thence the hooked member 20 can be swung downwardly. After this member swings through a certain angle, it engages a shoulder 19* on the arm 19, which as before stated is secured to the rock shaft, and thence further downward movement of the member; 20

turns the rock shaft so as to cause the hooks to disengage themselves from the eyes of the bolt 17. lit will be understood of course,

that the construction above described is duplicated on both sides of the machine or on both sides of the hood. Having thus described my invention, what llclais:

1,. In combination with the hood and chassis of an automobile, means for fastening the hood to the chassis comprising a'set of spaced fastening devices on the hood, a set of correspondingly spaced fastening deyices on the chassis adaptedsrto cooperatewith the set on the hood, and a movable support car ing the fastening devices of one set and a apted to be operated to cause the latter to be moved into and out of engagement with the fastening devices of the other set, v

2. In combination with the hood and chassis of an automobile a hood fastening devices carried by means comprising a plurality of fastening the hood and spaced. lengthwise thereof, each yieldingly supported, a rock shaft carried the chassis, having a plurality of fastening devices arranged to engage the fastening devices carried b the hood, whereby when said rock shaft s rotated, the fastening devices carried thereby 'are moved into engagement withtthe fastening devices of the hood and maintained under yielding tension. 3. lln combination with the hood and chassis of an automobile, a plurality of yieldingly supported fastening devices on the inner side of the hood and spaced lengthwise thereof chassis on the inner side of'the hood and rovided with fastening devices adapted to e moved intoand out of engagement with the'fastening devices carried by the hood and to place them under tension, and means extending through the hood by-which said rock shaft maybe rotated In combination wi h a hood and chassis of an automobile, means for fastening and locking the hood to the chassis,

comprising a plurality of fastening devices on the hood and spaced lengthwise thereof,

a plurality of fastening 1 devices on the chassis andadapted to cooperate with those on the hood, a movablemember extending longitudinally of the hood for simultaneously actuating the fastening devices of one set, and means connected to said memher for locking the same against'movement,

and for locking the hood against movement in any direction,

5; ln eombmatmn with the hood and chassisof an automobile, a plurality of fasteningdevices carried on the inner side of the hood and spaced lengthwise thereof, a rock shaft supported on the chassis and pro-,

vided witha plurality of fastening devices arranged adjacent to and adapted to cooperate with the fastening devices carried by the hood, said rock shaft being located.

on the interior of the hood, and being provided with a member projecting through the latter, and means connected to said-morn ber for locking the hood to the chassis;

a rock shaft supported by the;

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lln testimony whereof, ll hereunto afifix my 4 signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEURGJE R. WADSWURTl-l.

liVit-nessesz' I i 'l, J, WILLIAMS,

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